Daily Republican., 1887-12-19
The DOCTORS BRIDE,

DE- Arnold said, Ranoiug around ire
room N 70. NistAr was showinZ hiLa,
Il vii! Aend over my books and add
tional furnitnre this morplng Now
abont a Deo roou?'
II have one vacant Thl.c .stor p
back"
Up the staira they mounted. and the
room heing found satisfactory. the
uoclor departed TO send oyer hiB DOS
6ess.ons
1t wa Qu'tss long job to sestle his
once, pt' ous ia sign: "DR sTHPHEN
AREoLb," unpack his books and vet
things q order. And all the time his
hands were busy II thia work his men.
| tnl faeu ties were leading him o dauc CO
OF mingled pain aud delight. Pain, be-
cause, being only twerty Ave years o,i
his practice va, yet to come, 80 .hat
love and marriage were far away
Visious. Delight, becauee be had m et.
only the evening befors maiden who
mao taken hiiG captive at once
1t was true tha; Helen Arnold. his
cousin, who had let him see very plain
iy Tor more than year that her fair
self and hfty thousand dollars NIGH, be
his for the asking, mad ratd TO him:
II have somethlnR to te!i you A1oGt
Mise Gardiner the ne xt time see you"
But what OF thai Helen Arnold had
| aiuays something to tell OF every 9.rl
with whom he danced twice. One
| painted, another firsed, third wes
engaged. Not tne was perfect bu, her
self
Bat Maoel Gardiner, Mrs. Wsstiake's
niece, thia qneen of girls, certainly
neither painted nor ftrted.
He hnew TINT Mrs Westlake was
very wealthy; had Leard of he, I'D doprec
niece, and his h heart grew cold as thai
! barrierof wealth rssred itself around
hts Idol, forbiddiag D cd TO WOO her
II was late In the forenoon wteu he
ran lightly up the stairs to unpack h.g
trunk, and make his bedroom home-
like.
Nov, II must bs here explained tha,
the furnace register that heated Mrs.
Wlstsr's third h1or came between the
front Snd back '0oms. IN the partition
wall; and DR.. Arnold, knesi.uK eiope tG
the rssts'sr, unpacked hts trnnk, was
startled to bear the door o; the mex.
room open, ana Mabsl Gardines's vo. 90.
"Psba~!" he thought, II N cat DO sa7
gone y hen think the first g,rl's vc:co
/ hear 10 hsrs."
He Md lot listel, but this Is what he
heard
"hste l nm. daring, at lset. And
how are you? Were you very, very
lonely all night?"
A fainter voice, with sn undercurrent
OF rain IN H. remarked:
''Lolely enough. But uover rniud
that Tell me all about tas p.c.y.
Whesdid You west?"
Garnet abd POI lilies"
"iou muss have locked lovely"
A merry laugh answered thot. Then
followed an animated description oI I.
party, and tEen-could DR.. Arnold he y
hearing:
"But, oh, Fannie, must sell you
There was . Mi.s Helen Arpold thars
who met mt one 3As at Fishers on The
staircase had q huge bundle, tbs
We. We: dress We ounbcu;d ersd last She
took Que long look q: ms, sld
last night she recognized me. Shs
had handsome cypsln there, Dr.
Arnota, and sRe was evidently gusrd.
ing him against all designing gtrlc
Fancy hor consternstiou wneu he
danced with one Of Fishers sewing
girls, talked with her and brought her
an ice as supper sime. MY dear, 1t
WAS aB good an pay to watch ner
face. But did not know the cream OF
TIE Joke until We went nome. Then
Aunt Kate sold nae she ao,usliy had the
IL science TO ask her IL her niece was .
50 ling girl for Fi.her.
DIR. Arnold ground his teeth, but
listened still. The sweet voice. fail OF
merrinent, conlinued:
"Os mt you fancy, Aunt Kate, Fan.
ME? can see her draw up that lltsle
figure Of hers till she Looked six feet
tall"
"Bat what did she ssy?"
"She SAID her niece wss sewing for
Fisher, because abe bad too much
pride to be dependent upou rich aunt,
who would gladly give her b home OF
luxury and idleness
"Dear Aunt Ha.el"
"She Is a darling! By the way here
are some white grapes and u lot of other
daintiee for you. / am sleepy get,
Fannie"
Gle down b lte by me, and take s
nap!'
a little more girlish chatter and then
silence.
The Doctors hopes rosel His chsrmer
was no great heiress, then, sat apart
from any poor man who scorned for.
tune huntinsl She was a poor girl
who sewed for city Arm, and would
not eat the bread oil dependence from
even loving hands.
Atdinner ne was introduced TO her.
Mrs. Wistaf informed him that the
MtssHardiner who was IN the room next
TO his had fallen on the ice and broken
her lbe, and Miss Msbsl was the N ost
devoted nurse.
"They're two sweet girls" Mrs. Wis.
tar said, though they must be poor.
They sew for living, and such lovely
em broide-y I never saw ~ they DO.
And they have rich aunt who cones
in 8 carriage to see them, that they do
say -other folks, meAn-wouid not
lot thsm set stitch il they would only
90 hbme with her"
Il Hould be fsr too long story for
me 70 tell how Mabel Gardiner won he
full possession Of Dr.. ATIold'y heart.
Many were opporsu tiles for oourtine,
and he eagerly Rrasped each and every
one.
For threa mouths his heart had been
ut Mabsl's feet, bus he had nos spoken,
when, one morning, as he eat in bis
room rea ling the furnace register snap
ped opsr and a masculine voice said:
"Not very cold, but raw. I must
warm my fingers before I shake
hands"
"Only the DOCTOR" our hero thought.
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